Can we talk about Cass's rework?

Krackatoah·May 19, 2016·2 votes·500 views

I've been an on and off cass main since season 3 and honestly the first set of changes was a little strange to get used to (changing her passive to the stacks etc) but she still felt like the same cass, just needed some time to get there. I can honestly say that the 6.10 changes to cass have absolutely destroyed any interest or joy I had in playing her. Whatever Riot did to her Q feels clunky and awkard ( I think they increased cast time), W's minimum range feels like a huge nerf, and then her E? another huge disapointment, not to mention the fact that you have to wait until level 15 until her passive scales past tier 2 boots. Overall I am astounded that they thought this was a fun rework that would breath new life into cass, she feels heavily nerfed and awkward and clunky to play. Im hoping I am not the only one who feels this way and that riot will actively work on fixing her kit.

9 Comments

ModKnightsKemplarMay 19, 20161 votes

They know that she's underpowered in her current state, but I believe that buffs went out to her in 6.10 compared to 6.9, no? If there's an increase in cast time, that was likely unintentional because that isn't listed in the 6.10 changes. That should go to the "report a bug" board.

KrackatoahMay 19, 20162 votes

yeah it must be a bug, i honestly found her pretty fun to play with her stacks, landing Qs and Ws in lane felt very satisfying. Anyways, just sucks, been looking forward to her rework for a few months now and when they finally rolled them out I cant even play my main anymore becuase she feels so awkward and clunky.. RIP

The Queen ViperMay 19, 20161 votes

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... I cant even play my main anymore becuase she feels so awkward and clunky.. RIP

Or maybe you just need to practice more?

The Queen ViperMay 19, 20161 votes

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Whatever Riot did to her Q feels clunky and awkard ( I think they increased cast time),

It's exactly the same ... minus all the other number changes.

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W's minimum range feels like a huge nerf,

Maybe ... it may be harder to use now but at the end of the day, it's still a bit better than the old miasma.

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and then her E? another huge disapointment,

Why? It's more flexible and obnoxious now.

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not to mention the fact that you have to wait until level 15 until her passive scales past tier 2 boots.

Still better than the old "mini-game" ... at least you can do something about your movement speed by running MS quints or getting Aether Wisp.

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Overall I am astounded that they thought this was a fun rework that would breath new life into cass, she feels heavily nerfed and awkward and clunky to play.

Actually she brings more utility now ... not sure what 'nerfs' you mean since only noticeable one was the 10% AP ratio reduction from her E, yet it's ok since it doesn't go on CD so it's more spammable and consistent now. How is she clunky and awkward? Her Q and E ranges are the same old so the core gameplay shouldn't feel any different.

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Im hoping I am not the only one who feels this way and that riot will actively work on fixing her kit.

They will probably do some tuning in the upcoming patches but it depends how she will actually perform.

KrackatoahMay 19, 20161 votes

you bring up some very vailid points, I'm just saying ive been playing her for a few years now and imo her current state is the worst she's ever been in (since i started playing at least) , and I dontt mean winratte, im talking abut overall satisfaction of playin her. ive only played aboutt 10 games on her since the update, each game has left me vowing to never play her again until she is fixed, i just love my snake lady too much to give up

The Queen ViperMay 19, 20162 votes

Well what can I say... she feels and plays a bit differently now, and you have some new building paths / masteries / runes to consider as well.

It's not worse, just different.

And if she ends up being under-powered, they will buff her a bit during this season... just like they did last time. Back then, right after the rework she literally was bad for many months before they finally (over)buffed her to be nerfed a little again.

If you seriously want to start playing Cass again, I highly suggest you subscribe to this YouTube channel for good gameplay videos.